Before I tell you how to do it, I will describe the problem I needed to solve and why I believed that reuse would be the best option to reduce duplicate code.

I maintain an Open Source project called moclojer written in Clojure and we use GraalVM Native Imagem to distribute the software in binary format (with everything self-contained). The configuration of native-image receives several parameters, some refer to libraries used in the project code and it depends on a .jar file, so there are some steps before "running" the command that generates the binary.

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I constantly hear people saying that to contribute to an Open Source project you need to be able to program very well, have a lot of knowledge, be able to handle code criticism, etc.

I see the above statements as excuses and focus in the wrong place.

In the last few months, I haven't had as much time to contribute to open source projects as I like (writing code), but that didn't stop me from contributing. Actually, the lack of priority (not lack of time) has made me contribute by reporting problems that I run into in the projects/software I use in my day-to-day life and this has been more work than writing code with a defined specification (issue that someone invested time detailing).

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April 2023 saw 22 repositories with 71 contributions, including 20 pull requests and 19 reviews, showcasing a vibrant development community.

Como ex-viciado no trabalho, eu amo orientações que reforça para mim como continuo mantendo equilíbrio entre vida profissional e pessoal :)

Nossa vida é uma coleção de vários componentes que a tornam completa e estabelecer um equilíbrio entre eles é a chave para alcançar a felicidade (possivelmente o sucesso a longo prazo, independente do que seja sucesso para você). Passamos boa parte do nosso tempo no trabalho ou pensando no trabalho, é crucial reconhecê-lo como trabalho e ele não deve ser o único fator em nossa vida.

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